Government 1
This document established limited government in England
Magna Carta
The original 13 colonies were established and governed by what country
England
Defeat of the French in America happened in this war
French and Indian war
The fundamental reason the colonists revolted was because of government without this
Representation
This person's ideas were considered the textbook of the American Revolution
John Locke
Charles I signed this document that stopped collection of taxes without Parliament's consent
Petition of Right
Revenue
In the eyes of the British, the American colonies existed for this reason
Economic Benefit
This established the first colonial government and was signed in the cabin of a boat
Mayflower Compact
A government in which people elect delegates to make laws is
Representative Government
This Act was the first direct tax on the colonies
Stamp Act
The colonists remained loyal to Britain in exchange for some self rule and what
Protection from the French
Great Fundamentals
The first legislature in America was called what
Virginia House of Burgesses
This Act led to the Boston Harbor being closed
Intolerable Acts
The first president of the Second Continental Congress
John Hancock
This was America's first formal constitution
Fundamental Orders of Connecticut
Dividing the powers of government as the colonial charters did is called
Separation of Power
Prohibiting trade with a country is called a what
Embargo
The Declaration of independence founded government on the principle of consent of the who
Governed